I’m like to consider myself an experienced SEO now having been around for 5 years in the market, with much success on my clients sites (always WhiteHat!!), but can’t seem to figre something out, and it’s been just nagging at me for a while.

I was wondering why Google’s DB (probably from BigDaddy), seems to return different result on keyword placement when queries are made from different parts of the US (geographicall) for a given search term? As well, why does Google.ca or any other international countries Google infrastructure from the Google DB, return results that give higher placement for certain keyword major terms and lowers others for a single website?

Is Google not sure where the site should stand, shows that it needs tweaking, perhaps that is is using different results from different servers around the globe?? Guestimating here!

I can’t seem to put my fingure on it, by reverse engineering variables for valued site development.

I’m working on one of my clients websites, and have a position #2 for Google.ca for the highest trafficed term in thier marketplace in WY, and #6 for Google.com (when searhcing it from Wy) for the most major term in our niche marketplace. But when I spoke with someone in Cali yesterday on a a marketing call, they said our site was #3 natural listing for that main term so I was confused again…

Any help, insight or thoughts? Thanks again for your time.
Rob

If I am looking for personal thought of someone shuoldnt there be a differant method of finding it? I thing a blogspot search is the best way tbh. The main feature of the main index should be for information that is professionally produced surely. Not personal opinion.

Not sure where to submit a question to re SEO/Google in relation to links, so I’m doing it here.

When calculating page rank based on linkages to a page does Google weight links differently if they are anchored to text links (other than by the inclusion of extra keywords) instead of image buttons?

Regards

Mark

anyway.. Scoble, sorry I took a few days vacation and couldn’t defend my statements, so I’ll throw my 2 cents in.

There’s a big difference between A list and non A list bloggers. The problem I’ve seen is that very rarely it’s their writing abilities that set them apart. More often it’s their job title, company they work for, etc etc.

I’ve been in both worlds. Though currently a D-list blogger now, I’ve written for A-list sites, magazines, and even books (under multiple pen names). I actually started blogging before blogging was a word.

Slashdot visits are nice (I’ve seen the traffic influx it brings…as well as all the other big name sites too. I’ve been linked on most). Those are one time phenomenons, they’re not real readers. I’m actually working on a case study comparing various traffic sources (slashdot, fark, radio, magazine, book,newsletter mentions) and their affect on repeat visitors, ad clicks, product sales, and even blog mentions. So far, sites like slashdot and fark only accounted for increased traffic, but not increased sales, ad clicks, or repeat visitors.

I still stand by my statements from earlier. I think there’s too many blogs out there, and that’s hurting blogging as a whole. See, back in the day you needed to buy a domain, get web hosting, and know a little bit of perl before you could blog. That helped make it so that the only bloggers were people with something to say, and life was interesting.

Nowadays even dogs have blogs. everybody considers themselves a journalist, and I think it’s pretty clearly affecting the actual quality of writing that gets passed off as journalism.

So many newspaper articles are nothing by copy and paste press releases, and too many blogs are nothing by summaries of those articles with no added insight; A list bloggers included. It’s creating poor quality journalism everywhere.

Take today for example. I know Steve Irwin died because most A-list bloggers mentioned it, however I’m still looking for a good insightful article about it that isn’t more than a mention, or a quick summary of an AP press release.

It’s the insight that I’m interested in, not a summary of facts like most bloggers seem to be providing. I can get those from the press releases.

At least within my circle of friends, if I were to email a link to a blog to somebody, they’d respond with “bah, maybe i’ll look at it later I’m busy”, but they ‘d click a CNN or Fox link immediately. Maybe it’s just me and my friends that are weird.

I’m stopping now, because I’ve had too much crown royal and I’m probably ranting.

I must add 2 and 10 to be allowed to post this comment.

For mine I was asked to “Please add 10 and 3″. Matt, I think you should up the game and randomly display the math in either digits, words, or l337…

Please add 73n and 7hr33

-Michael

I must add 2 and 10 to be allowed to post this comment. For around 30 years ago I worked as a math teacher. Wouldn’t ask any of my merry students at that time such an intellegent question

“Scoble had a couple follow-on posts here and here.”

It seems Mr. Scoble is a man of few words. How about you Matt telling us in your own generous words something about that visit

Nick, you pick my logo’s nose any time. You can pick your logo and you can pick your friends, but you can’t..

Just don’t apply style=”cursor:hand” to that logo. God knows what sick stuff people around here would start doing.

ANIMALS. Yer all ANIMALS.